That’s just one sub. How do you compare that to any one that existed in 1945? The United States has 10 aircraft carriers vs. 10 for the entire rest of the world. We spend as much on our military as the rest of the world combined. A weak military, are you kidding me?

How about our poor economy? Nine million new jobs created vs. 463,000 under President G.W. Bush. The unemployment rate fell from 10 percent to 5 percent (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Long-term unemployed down 614,000. S&P 500 up 139 percent. Average inflation 1.9 percent a year. Gas prices around $2 a gallon and domestic oil production increased almost 200 percent. Imports down 62 percent.

Imagine if Republicans hadn’t blocked all the domestic infrastructure spending initiatives. For more go to FactCheck.org

Isn’t the Internet a wonderful research tool? You can also find negative reports published by The Heritage Foundation, the brains behind the tea party, (think Steve Pearce) and the right-wing Washington Times. Don’t like U.S. government statistics? Elect Donald Trump, he makes them up.

But Obama never held a job? How about U.S. senator? Poor Trump started out with only $1 million from daddy, and when the New Jersey gaming commission said his casino was not adequately funded, his dad contributed $3.5 million in an illegal loan by buying chips at his now bankrupt casino. And how many suppliers has he stiffed? If Trump gets elected it will be the greatest con job in American history. I hope you won’t be contributing to it.

Bob Libby,

Las Cruces

The real mess would be if Donald Trump is elected

“… Just look at the horrible mess our country is in because of the wrong thinking of their ideas.” Where did this Boomer hear this?

Yes, our country could do better if Congress would have worked with our president. The day after my brother and I wondered why our taxes were so low, that we really had a lot to be thankful for, Mitch McConnell, majority leader of the Senate, said on television “I will work on anything to prevent Obama from getting a second term.” This could be a mess. John Boehner, speaker of the House, had his hands tied by the tea party – another mess.

Again, what horrible mess is this Boomer seeing? I am a Vietnam veteran. Now that was a mess — Vietnam. Desert Storm was a mess. Iraq. I could go on, but I hope you get it.

The next mess could be here if Trump is elected. He has risen the anxiety of our people. We don’t really know where he stands and to some, it simply doesn’t matter. Some of the people in the world hear that he will be accessible to the button and it scares them. That would be a horrible mess.